SEG won 7 trophies in Singapore Robotic Games 2011!!! ~ RP School of Engineering Official Blog

SEG students have done us proud again by clinching 7 trophies in Singapore Robotics Games (SRG) 2011!

The Singapore Robotic Games 2011 was held from 25^th – 27^th January 2010 at the Singapore Science Centre. The objectives of the Singapore Robotic Games are:

to inculcate in the general public an understanding and appreciation of robotics and automation;
to educate the general public on the things robots can do that are quite apart from industrial tasks;
to help in the technology development by providing benchmarks for practical robotics research and development; and
to encourage innovation in design among young engineers and provide them with a forum to display their works

This year, RP had participated in the following 6 categories:

1) Remote Controlled Underwater Robot category

2) Autonomous Underwater Robot category

3) Remote controlled Robot Sumo category

4) Autonomous Robot Sumo category

5) Intelligent Robot Sumo category

6) Open Category

Day 1 (25^th January, 2011)

In autonomous underwater robotic category, there were 11 teams registered - 5 from RP, 2 from ITE, 2 from NP, 1 from NYP and 1 from NTU. However, all the competitors withdrew from the competition at the last minute due to technical problems. As a defending champion of this event, our robots performed exceedingly well and were able to complete the tasks to win all the top three awards (Champion, 1^st Runner-up and 2^nd Runner-Up). With this, we are maintaining our unbeatable record in autonomous underwater robot category!

In remote controlled underwater robotic category, there were 34 teams from all the tertiary institutes, ITE and NTU. Despite the fierce competition, our robots clinched the second and third prizes, losing the first position to NYP with a mere time difference of 6 seconds.

Jubilant Underwater Robotic Team

Day 3 (27^th January, 2011):

In Intelligent robot category, there were 13 teams from all the tertiary institutes and ITE. Our bronze award winning robot had secured 72 points out of 76 points. In addition, one of our robot’s unique design and picking mechanism have wowed the judges over and was awarded a special award in this category.

Victorious Intelligent Robotic Team

All these achievements were accomplished despite a major setback in the midst of preparing for the competition as our well trained and experienced robot controller had resigned just before the competition. It was an uphill task for the team to look for the substitute. Undaunted, we identified a second year DAA student (EZEKIAL) and trained him for the competition. We are most glad that he has made us proud by winning silver and bronze medals. This truly demonstrates SEG CAN (Confidence, Adaptability, Never give up spirit) spirit!